title: Treatment of antecubital pterygium in the nail-patella syndrome.
abstract: Antecubital pterygium is rare in the nail-patella syndrome but common in the multiple pterygium syndrome and aplasia of the trochlea. It is known that there is the rebound phenomenon after treatment of congenital joint contracture. We describe the poor functional results due to rapid recurrence of the flexion contracture treated with the Ilizarov method for an antecubital pterygium in the nail-patella syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gyeongsang University Hospital, Chinju, Korea.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D004550:Elbow / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009261:Nail-Patella Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence